While that makes a great sound bite, it's not always practical in the real world. I'm a photographer who uses Photoshop a lot. I'm also expert in GIMP, but it lacks the tools I need to let me get a photo to the point where I can sell it. If I use GIMP I'll lose sales - it's that simple.
It's wonderful that people can write additional functionality into their programs, but I'm not a developer, I'm a photographer. I can code software about as well as a fish rides a bicycle.
I'll continue to keep an eye on GIMP and hope that it becomes useful to me, but in the meantime I'll continue to use a proprietary tool that lets me get the job done.
It sucks when the real world collides with ideals, doesn't it?
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Re:To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin
Posted by: QCumber on January 10, 2004 06:42 AMIt's wonderful that people can write additional functionality into their programs, but I'm not a developer, I'm a photographer. I can code software about as well as a fish rides a bicycle.
I'll continue to keep an eye on GIMP and hope that it becomes useful to me, but in the meantime I'll continue to use a proprietary tool that lets me get the job done.
It sucks when the real world collides with ideals, doesn't it?
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